Tuesday, September 22, 2009

She's a Carnival

mosaic eye, gypsy eye glowing as it dazzles she's a portrait of a poison

The Noirs Obscurs collection is officially up on http://www.chanel.com/I think many of us have been salivating at this tribute to darkness by Peter Philips.There are many things to love from 1920's inspired lipsticks to this murky palette.The pigment power ranges with application. With a dry application, the shadows appear like a mist of soot. It is smoke and ashes with just a tint of color. The wet application brings out all the spectral magnificence. The 4 shadows are variations of black.

The shades are:Noir Aubergine-This is a plummy ash.Noir Céleste-This is a sooty British racing green.Noir Céladon-This is the sky at round 2am. Inky with just a touch of gray.and Noir Brun. Noir Brun is a sepia shade and it is a beast. Very 20's inspired. Hitting pan will never be so quick and easy.

Lacroix: This is a less shimmery alternative to the MAC shadows coming out. The key to this palette is the wet application. It becomes a beast.The dry application is good too...makes a smoky eye more wearable for work.

LOVE the Jade polish. It is soooooooooo damn good. I get all the love now.

I got this, but I didn't like it as much as I wanted to. I really didn't like the grayness or the silver glitter present in each shadow, especially when applied dry. It is somewhat nicer wet, but improves greatly over a base. I liked MAC Blacktrack fluidline and Blackground Paint Pot. The grayness diminished and so did the silver glitter.